6
Over the Edge
‘Look, it would just be for a few days,’ Doreen said. ‘And it’s not like you use that sofa much, is it? He wouldn’t be any trouble.’
It was rare that Jessica stepped up to battle her housemate, but sometimes a line was drawn that could not be crossed. ‘Not a chance,’ she said.
Doreen stared at her. ‘It’s December the first,’ she said. ‘The first day of Advent?’ She gave a sarcastic shake of her head. ‘Duh? Weren’t you born a Christian?’
‘I’m not practicing,’ Jessica said.
‘But you have a heart, don’t you? It’s not entirely black and dead. You want to see Mick living on the streets over Christmas, is that it? It’s a month, that’s all. And it’s not like you provide much Christmas cheer, is it? Having Christmas dinner with you I might as well paint the flat black and whi
